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The next reader was with
me through the whole path

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of this book.

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But before I
introduce him, I want

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to formally thank the
Poetry Center for having

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us here, and U of A press
for all their phenomenal work

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over the years, and Patti
Hartmann who worked with me

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to bring this book into being.

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Can you guys give
Patti an applause?

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She's here in the audience.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Thank you, Patti, for
believing in this.

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And Kristen Buckles, as well,
took over and adopted the book.

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Is she here?

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Yes, can you guys give her
a round of applause, please?

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[APPLAUSE]

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And Nancy, and Holly, and Abby,
and other people at the press,

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all doing wonderful things.

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Thank you for bringing
this beautiful book

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into its place in the world, and
for hosting us here, as well.

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I really appreciate the
Poetry Center's generosity

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in allowing us to
use this space.

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Ofelia was a hero
of mine when I first

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started working to publish,
and to do that kind of work

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in the world, as was Leslie
Marmon Silko, and Paula Gunn

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Allen.

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And those were three
women who were out

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doing this a long time.

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And we really hoped
Ofelia could be here.

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I did work with her
a bit on the weekend,

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and she had to go to a
conference in California,

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so she's not here.

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But I hope you all get to hear
her read, if you have not.

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Simon Ortiz also had to
do another conference

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at the last moment, so
Simon won't be here either.

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And we hoped to bring
Steven Yazzie out.

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Steven did the beautiful
cover for the book.

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It's a painting of his,
called New Territories.

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He's a Diné artist, and
he lives in Phoenix.

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So if you don't know his
work, please look it up

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on the internet, because
he does stunning paintings.

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He's really exceptional
as an artist.

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I also wanted to take time to
think Country Inn and Suites.

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They sponsored writers
here by giving us lodging.

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So those of us that came
in from out of town,

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they put us up for free.

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They gave us complimentary
suites over there,

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so keep them in mind.

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If you have friends coming to
Tucson, send them over there.

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They're really great, and they
do have a literary history.

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They give out free
books to readers

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that come through the hotel.

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You can return them to any
other Country Inn and Suites.

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So it's kind of interesting
that they have a literary link.

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They also sponsor
the reading series

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that I ran for the
University of Nebraska.

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So we're really happy that
they assisted us in this.